Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-27

shore fshing, as a means OF bridging over
the difficulty until some satisfactory CON
clusion cansbe arrived at. The representa-
tives OF the New England fishing interests
who appeared before committees of the last
they did not want the inshore fishery,
and certainly not at the price of readmint-
ting Canadian fish duty free, which the re-
n.ewal Of the treaty Of Washington would
imply.
James H. Mari, chief clerk of the
first assistant Postmaster General. the old
est clerk in point Of service in the govern.
ment employ, is reported dying. He en-
tered the service under Andrew jackson
and has seen twenty-six postmasters gem
eral indicted into Office, he himself admin
isteling the oath to all the latter ones ex-
cept Postmaster General Villas, a1d his
failure to be called on on that occasions
mere inadvertence-was taken by him
greatly to heart. On the fftieth anniver.
sary of his appointment in 1881, he was pre-
sented q service Of silver and congress adj
ded $500 a year to his salary, with the con-
dltlon that this extra amount should be
paid solong as the present incumbent filed
the office OF chief clerk.
The President. has appointed Gour-
ney Butler Of Boston second controller of
the treasury in place of Judge Maynard,
promoted to the assistant secretaryship.
Mr.. Butler is but tw%enty-nine years Of age.
be IS a native Of Quincy, Mass, and a son
of Hon, Peter Butler, who was a prominent
applicant for the position of collector of the
port OF Boston when Mr.. Saltonstall was ap-
pointed. He is a graduate of Harvard col
lege and is associated in the practice of law
with pioho WI 0lrnp no
Boston. Mr.. Butler is said to be a man of
unusual ability and prominence for a man
of his years.
On the 21st petitions were presented
to the Interstate Commerce commission
asking the suspension of Sec. 4, Of the law,
by the Northern Pacific R. R., by the South
ern Pacific r. R., by the Atchison, Topeka
Francisco R: R., all setting forth that
through the influence of water routes their
through freight had been largely and in some
cases entirely cut off by the operation of the
new aw. =
'Judlio R. Santos of Maryland, who
was illegally imprisoned by the Ecuadorean
authorities and released only after several
of Uncle Sans war vessels had been dis
patched to Ecuador, has filled a claim with
the State Department for $500, COO indemnity.
Secretary Bayard thinks this figure a little
too high and wants the:claim submitted o
arbitration, but Santos attorneys will
probably endeavor to secure the approval
of the Senate to the claim for the full
amount.
Congressman Payson, of Illinois,
now at Washington, expresses himself as
disguised with the way things are going
relative to the interstate law. He
thinks the commissioners far exceeded their
authority in suspending the long and short
haul clause. and hat the clause in the bill
giving them discretionary powers should be
repealed, and he believes it will be by the
next congress. The long and short haul
clause, he says, should have a fair trial.
The President has appointed Edward
T. Bingham Of Columbus, Ohio, Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme court of. the u strict of
Columbia, to succeed Justice Cartier, de-
ceased. Judge Bingham is q native of New
Hampshire, 81 years of age, has resided in
Ohio over 80 years and for Is years been
Judge of the Common Pleas o at
Columbus: He was strongly urged for the
place by Ex-senator Thurman.
Atty-Gen. Garland has reafirmed
his former opinion that the secretary of the
treasury does not possess the power of re-
mission in the case of the American schoon-
er San Diego, seized for taking seals at the
Alaska seal island in violation of the law.
1t is expected that another call for 8
per cent bonds will be made in a few days.
There are now outstanding Sig, s24,620, 8 per
cents, of which $16,491 900 are held by ma
tional banks, s., 325, zoo by residents of the
United States, and $1,000 by foreigners.
Secretary Lamar directs Commis-
sioner Sparks to examine the title of one
Green to some of the Turtle Mountain res
ervation lands if correct the whole reser-
walton of 10000 600 acres will be open for
settlement.
The Secretary of State declines to
deny or confirm the statement cabled from
England offering to return to the old con-
dition Of things in regard to the fisheries
question.
The total amount of trade dollars re-
deemed to date in 5,2243,o 600 which amount
will be increased 5 90, 900 by recent importa-
ions at San Francisco from China.
Recorder Trotter, who has been
seriously i'll, is slowly recovering his health.